Offense

Recchi scored 14 goals and was a plus 13 for the season. Obviously, Patrice Bergeron, Nathan Horton, and Milan Lucic are the key to the Bruins offense.

Lucic was banged up a little bit against Montreal but they do expect him to play in this series. Horton scored the big goal against Montreal to win the series in overtime, and the Bruins have gotten a surprisingly solid contribution all season from Brad Marchand and Michael Ryder.

This is a dangerous offense with several guys who can score.

Philadelphia

The Flyers strength is on offense, with Daniel Briere leading the playoff charge. He takes his game to another level in the postseason.

The first series may have been the coming out party for James Van Riemsdyk, who was all over the place in the first series. The Flyers also have dangerous Mike Richards, Claude Giroux, Scott Hartnell, and Ville Laino, who seems to have a knack for big goals.

Getting Jeff Carter back will be huge for the Flyers, and they expect Carter back during this series.

Key for the Bruins to Win

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In order to win this series, the Bruins have to get huge contributions from Lucic, Horton, and Bergeron. They also have to be solid between the pipes. A goaltending meltdown was the main reason they lost in seven games to the Flyers last year and they have to avoid that this year.

They have to contain Danny Briere. He was huge against Buffalo and seems to always play huge this time of year. If Briere is huge again, Boston is going home early.

Offensively, the Bruins have to take advantage of the Flyers mistakes. The Flyers made a lot of silly mistakes against Buffalo, and Buffalo took advantage of many of them.

The Bruins also have to jump out early. The Flyers seem to play better as the game goes along and were 3-0 against Buffalo last series when they scored the first goal.

Also, after last season's meltdown I believe the Bruins have to come out strong and win one of the first two games in Philadelphia. After losing four straight to the Flyers, the Bruins don't want to go down 2-0 going back to Boston.

If they get one of the first two in Philly, this series goes seven games again. If they don't, the Bruins go home.

Keys for the Flyers

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You won't win many playoff series by playing musical goalies. The Flyers have to get consistent play from Boucher, but at the same time, if he struggles one game, they should go back to him the next game. Show some faith in a guy who has been great in the playoffs the last two years for you.

Defensively, Chris Pronger has to give them a solid contribution, especially on the power play. The Flyers have to make sure Boston's top line does not hurt them. They also have to do a solid job killing penalties, which hurt them at times over the last couple of seasons.

Offensively, the Flyers need a much better production out of their power play, which was miserable against Buffalo until Pronger's return. They also need to be aggressive.

The Flyers have to come out with more urgency. Other than game seven, the Flyers started slowly all series long. They played from behind a lot. If they play from behind too often, it will bite them eventually.